A mosaic of more
than 250 images showing the complex and diverse Aristarchus region of
the Moon
in approximately “natural” colors (blue
= 415 nanometers, green = 750 nanometers, red = 950 nanometers). The
plateau is an uplifted block of complex, highland terrain, partly flooded
by later mare basalt lavas. Dark, pyroclastic glasses partly cover
the uplifted terrain. The crater Aristarchus (47 kilometers in diameter)
has formed in the southeast corner of the plateau, excavating both
highlands and mare rocks.